Chapter 19: Goodwill Event PvP Tournament - Part 4
Few days ago:
Alex: I have marked the location of the Jujutsu Pros vault on this map. It is where they store valuable items, including Herobrine's totems. They have 5 totems stored there. You can easily break in there and handle the players guarding them but try not to create a big scene. We are trying to do this one quietly. They will find out eventually but they should not be alerted of this while it's happening. Which is why we will have Hanami attack the tournament. While the new players are fighting Hanami, I will create an obsidian barrier, enveloping the entire area inside it. Prioritizing the new players, Steve and the others will focus on freeing them, diverting their attention from the attack on the vault. Remember. If Steve appears, get out of there. None of you can fight him.
Jogo: …
Alex: With this, our preparations will be almost complete.
Jogo: Can't we just kidnap Player? Then have him burn the totems?
Alex: Herobrine is a ticking time bomb. We don't know how he will act. In order to successfully get him on our side, we need to create as much chaos as we can. 31st October, Beacon Town. Our plan will be set in motion, we will seal Steve. And Herobrine will be on our side.
After the attack on the tournament:
Ijichi: The casualties include three grade 2 players, one semi-grade 1 player, and 5 guard players. The attacker seems to be the Glitched mob that Nanami fought.
Utahime: Should the new players be informed about this?
Gakuganji: No.
Masamichi: Limit the news to select players. We can't let the new players know about the missing totems.
Steve: So the attack on the tournament was just a distraction. Their main goal was to steal the totems. (Did they steal the totems to stop us from strengthening Player? Or did they steal them for themselves?)
Utahime: At least none of the new players died.
Masamichi: We should cancel the Goodwill Event then.
Steve: Hey wait. That's not for us to decide.
Nobara: So you're now friends with that Todo?
Player: I won't call us friends. I mean he did help me fight that glitched mob. He also guided me to fight better. But I really don't know. I feel like I was in a different state back then. I'm glad you're alright Megumi.
Megumi: Shoko healed me. Back then, I felt helpless. I felt like I couldn't do anything to fight that mob. 2 times I felt there was no hope for me, but both times, our friends helped me. I won't make the same mistake again. I will continue growing stronger. I will surpass you too Player.
Player: That's right.
Nobara: Don't just talk among yourself.
Todo: That's just what I expected from my best friend. Spending time with his friends.
Everyone is shocked to see Todo beside them.
Player gets up and starts running away. Todo follows him.
Todo: Where are you going best friend?
Player: Thanks for helping me but please leave me alone now. I was feeling abnormal at that time.
Todo: What are you talking about brother? You've been always like this ever since we started playing the game together.
Player: We just met yesterday.
Inside an underground cave, a stone wall breaks as Hanami walks out of it having created a tunnel inside. Having just been caught in the explosion radius, she was critically damaged and near death. Mahito finds her there.
Mahito: Oh, Hanami. I'm glad that you survived. You're gravely damaged. Come, let me help you.
Hanami: Di…did you…get all of them?
Mahito: I did. Don't worry about that. Let's go, Jogo is worried.
Steve meets the new players.
Steve: So, do you guys want the goodwill event to continue?
Player: Will it be the right thing to do…
Todo: Of course. We have to continue the event.
Everyone: …
Todo: We were just attacked yesterday. Everyone found out where they stood. How strong they are. It's why we should definitely hold the tournament. We need to quickly grow our skills and become stronger. Fighting each other and testing our strength is the fastest way we can grow as players.
Megumi: I don't mind.
Nobara: We will win anyway.
Kamo: It makes sense. We should do it.
Panda: Let's do it.
Inumaki: Yes.
Maki: So where will the battle take place now?
Steve: There won't be any battle.
Everyone: Huh?
Steve: Has anyone played Spleef?
Everyone: Spleef?
Steve: Spleef is a game where you have to make players fall by destroying the blocks they are standing on. The game will be played on a snow field. Everyone has to break the snow ground using Shovels. You are not allowed to hurt the players. You just have to break the blocks below them to make them fall into the pit below them. The team with even a single player surviving wins.
The tournament of Spleef is held. Momo, still unclear about the rules, accidentally breaks the block below her, becoming the first to be eliminated.
Utahime: You should have just told me if you were unclear about the rules.
Steve: Don't scold her if her coach couldn't guide her well.
Utahime: You stay out of it Steve.
Kamo runs after Player and corners him.
Kamo: I heard you fought the glitched mob.
Player: Yeah but with the help of Todo and Steve actually defeated him.
Kamo: Player, why are you in Jujutsu Pros?
Player: Well, at first it just happened. I had no choice. But then I made these new friends. I want to play with them for as long as I can. And I want to make more friends. For that, I want to help as many players and villagers as I can.
Kamo: I see. That is a good reason.
Player's answer touches Kamo. He forgets about the game for a moment, and Maki breaks the snow block under him, Eliminating him.
Nobara is able to dodge many attempts to make her fall.
Nobara: Heh, they call me the best player of Spleef.
Player: Who?
Megumi: I've never heard anyone…
Mechamaru eats an apple and throws his shovel at Nobara's feet, breaking the snow under her, and eliminating her.
Nobara: Hey that's cheating.
Mai: The rules don't say you can't throw your shovel.
Megumi doesn't try to dodge and gets eliminated easily.
Steve: …
Maki corners Todo. He asks for help from his teammates but they all ignore him. Maki eliminates Todo and everyone applauds Maki for it, Even Todo's teammates.
Todo: …
Player: Todo…everyone hates you?
Gakuganji and Masamichi are watching the game.
Masamichi: Do you still hate Player?
Gakuganji: I don't hate him. It's not about love or hate. It is my duty as a higher-up of Jujutsu Pros. Herobrine is a dangerous entity that must be eliminated. Keeping Player alive will result in more deaths.
Masamichi: But he also saved many lives. He fought that Glitched Mob. Player is going to have many regrets related to this game in the future. "I should have done this." "Why didn't I do this." Etc. I don't know If the decision to keep him alive is right or wrong, but can't we just allow him to enjoy the game for now? Let's save our regrets for later.
Miwa and Mai attempt to Eliminate Inumaki but he dodges all of their attempts.
Player: He is fast.
Mechamaru throws his shovel at Player who dodges it and quickly breaks the snow under him, eliminating him. Mai tries to use this moment to make him fall but Player also eliminates her.
The game goes on for a while and ends when Maki finally eliminates Miwa, with Steve's team winning with Player, Maki, Panda, and Inumaki Surviving. With this, Steve's team wins the Goodwill Event PvP Tournament.
Somewhere in the server:
Mahito: The date is nearing. How are our preparations going?
Alex: Well the trap is ready, the stage is also ready. I…I tried something sometime ago. I am gonna use them now.
Mahito: What are you talking about?
Alex: Other than the players that follow me in Minecult, I have asked 3 other players to work for us.
Mahito: Oh?
Alex: Yes. I hope they accept the offer.
Few days later, Player, Megumi, and Nobara are given a mission. They receive reports of a small cave near a village where villagers enter and disappear.
Megumi: The mission seems simple. The cave might have mobs inside it.
Player: The villagers said that the cave was freed of mobs and for a long time villagers used to go inside the cave for emeralds. Why is it that they started disappearing all of a sudden?
Nobara: Mobs can always spawn in caves, even if they are killed. Maybe the villagers finally started entering the parts with mobs since other parts got depleted.
Megumi: Anyways. We need to finish this one quickly.
They enter the cave and start hearing spider noises from inside.
Megumi: Spiders. From the sound, there are quite many. Let's deal with them quickly.
Nobara: Ugh. Why did they have to be spiders?
They follow the sound and soon encounter an abandoned mine full of spiders.
Player: Hey, these are too many spiders.
Megumi: It's a good thing they are all restricted to the cave. Let's go.
They start killing the spiders one by one.
Suddenly a player comes and kills a spider.
Player: Woah. Who are you?
The player suddenly runs towards Player and pushes him, knocking him away and damaging him.
Megumi: Huh?
Unknown Player: I did not know there were going to be players here.
Nobara: Player, are you alright?
Player: Yes, I'm fine. This guy's push hit me like a Ravager.
Unknown Player: Hehe. You see how strong I am?
He shoots a fire charge at Megumi and Nobara who dodge it.
Nobara: He can shoot Fire charges?
Megumi: He didn't even take out a fire charge. He just fired it at us. (He looks like a player but can shoot fire charges. Player said it felt like a Ravager hit him. Is he another glitched mob who looks like a player?)
Unknown Entity: You guys are disturbing me. Let me do my work.
He charges at Megumi who jumps out of his way. He collides with a wall, breaking a block.
Megumi: There is no doubt. He is a glitched mob.
Player: Megumi, Nobara, you guys quickly finish the spiders here. I'll deal with this glitched mob.